Learning Python, Second Edition by Lutz, Mark|Ascher, David

Description: About this productSynopsisPortable, powerful, and a breeze to use, Python is the popular open source object-oriented programming language used for both standalone programs and scripting applications. Python is considered easy to learn, but there's no quicker way to mastery of the language than learning from an expert teacher. This edition ofLearning Pythonputs you in the hands of two expert teachers, Mark Lutz and David Ascher, whose friendly, well-structured prose has guided many a programmer to proficiency with the language. Learning Python, Second Edition, offers programmers a comprehensive learning tool for Python and object-oriented programming. Thoroughly updated for the numerous language and class presentation changes that have taken place since the release of the first edition in 1999, this guide introduces the basic elements of the latest release of Python 2.3 and covers new features, such as list comprehensions, nested scopes, and iterators/generators. Beyond language features, this edition ofLearning Pythonalso includes new context for less-experienced programmers, including fresh overviews of object-oriented programming and dynamic typing, new discussions of program launch and configuration options, new coverage of documentation sources, and more. There are also new use cases throughout to make the application of language features more concrete. The first part ofLearning Pythongives programmers all the information they'll need to understand and construct programs in the Python language, including types, operators, statements, classes, functions, modules and exceptions. The authors then present more advanced material, showing how Python performs common tasks by offering real applications and the libraries available for those applications. Each chapter ends with a series of exercises that will test your Python skills and measure your understanding. Learning Python, Second Edition is a self-paced book that allows readers to focus on the core Python language in depth. As you work through the book, you'll gain a deep and complete understanding of the Python language that will help you to understand the larger application-level examples that you'll encounter on your own. If you're interested in learning Python--and want to do so quickly and efficiently--thenLearning Python, Second Edition is your best choice.This new edition of Learning Python provides programmers with a comprehensive and updated introduction to the interactive, object-oriented scripting language. The book introduces basic elements of the latest release of Python 2.2 and covers new features, such as list comprehensions, nested scopes, and iterators/generators. It also addresses new topics of interest to Python programmers, such as XML Processing, PyUnit, PyDoc, and wxPython. Each chapter ends with a series of exercises that tests their Python skills and helps reveal the more elusive truths about the language.Product IdentifiersISBN-100596002815ISBN-139780596002817eBay Product ID (ePID)4495111Key DetailsAuthorDavid Ascher, Mark LutzNumber Of Pages624 pagesFormatPaperbackPublication Date2004-01-02LanguageEnglishPublisherO'Reilly Media, IncorporatedPublication Year2004Additional DetailsEdition Number2Copyright Date2004IllustratedYesDimensionsWeight31.3 OzHeight1.1 In.Width7 In.Length9.2 In.Target AudienceGroupScholarly & ProfessionalClassification MethodLCCN2004-273129LC Classification NumberQA76.73.P98Dewey Decimal005.13/3Dewey Edition22

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